"One more click, and your world will end, Julian," Arthur whispered.His fingers danced across the bluish-glowing keyboard in the darkness of the van parked two blocks from The Obsidian, Edinburgh's most exclusive club. On the monitor, streams of data moved like lightning, piercing through cybersecurity protocols deemed impossible to breach.Target locked. Initiating data injection, a cold voice from the system echoed in his ears.Arthur smirked. His sharp eyes stared at the screen displaying CCTV footage from inside the club. There, amidst clouds of expensive cigar smoke and the chest-thumping beat of bass music, Julian McAlister was raising his crystal glass high."To the future of McAlister! Without any burdens in the way!" Julian shouted, greeted by the boisterous laughter of the socialites surrounding him."Without burdens, huh?" Arthur muttered. "Let's see just how heavy a burden you can carry tonight."Arthur pressed the Enter key.Instantly, the music inside the club went comp

“The detective is clever, but he is still playing by human rules,” Arthur whispered as he watched the monitor flicker red.His hands moved swiftly over the holographic keyboard projected by the system. The black van glided quietly through the narrow alleys on the outskirts of Edinburgh, avoiding the city’s surveillance cameras, now fully under Detective Fiona’s control.Police route encryption successfully diverted, Sir. The van’s current position has been detected five miles in the opposite direction, the system reported in a cold, emotionless voice.Arthur smirked faintly, his eyes flashing with cold satisfaction. “Good. Let her chase shadows. We have a more urgent agenda tonight. What about Evelyn Rose’s data?”Data download is one hundred percent complete. Original documents from Blue Velvet Lounge, 1998, are ready for distribution. Proceed to dissemination phase?“Not yet,” Arthur replied. He leaned back against the plush seat, closing his eyes for a moment as he pictured the fac